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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Buck Grove, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
50%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Buck Grove, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
88°
10%
5p
L 53°H 90°
Buck Grove, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    26%
    80°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    69%
    79°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    97%
    79°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    97%
    58°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    14%
    59°54°
Buck Grove, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 67°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 30 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Buck Grove, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.5
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.42 inHg
Now
962.5
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buck Grove, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Buck Grove, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buck Grove, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:22 AM
Moonset
12:50 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Buck Grove, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Buck Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Buck Grove

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.